NEWS – Lime4Health

NEWS AND EVENTS

K-HEALTHinAIR Scientific Conference

The Lime4Health team had the opportunity to participate in the final conference of the K-HEALTHinAIR project, “Healthy Indoors: Innovation and Research in Air Quality”, which took place on 22–23 June 2026 in Valladolid, Spain. This scientific conference brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and key stakeholders to discuss the latest advances in indoor air quality (IAQ) research and its impact on health and well-being. The event was organized within the framework of the European project K-HEALTHinAIR. As part of the conference, we contributed a presentation entitled “Does a High Air Infiltration Rate Improve Indoor Air Quality?”, which explored the influence of air infiltration rates on the concentrations of bacteria, fungi, and pollen, as well as their effects on human health.

in-SiEqES 2026

On 11–12 June 2026, the 1st International Symposium on Environmental Quality in Educational Spaces was held. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the keynote speakers for their contributions to the plenary sessions; to the authors of the presentations for the outstanding quality of their work; and to the professionals, researchers, educators, and healthcare practitioners who participated in the roundtable discussions. Special thanks are also due to the session chairs and moderators, whose efforts before, during, and after the symposium were instrumental to its success. We are especially grateful to the 95 attendees, without whom this symposium would not have had its purpose, as well as to the seven volunteers who supported the event’s organization and the 14 interpreters from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), the University of Alcalá (UAH), and Cristina Esteban, whose contributions made meaningful discussion and debate possible. We would also like to acknowledge the invaluable support of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM) for providing the venue and facilities, as well as the audiovisual team for their assistance throughout the event. Finally, our sincere thanks go to the 12 sponsors whose support made it possible to host the invited speakers, organize the roundtable discussions, and successfully deliver the symposium: Premium Sponsors: Trox and Schütz Gold Sponsors: AFEC, Normagrup, Photocatalysis Technology Platform, Sanofi, and Soler & Palau Basic Sponsors: Kieback & Peter, ANCADE, Testo, Pladur, and Sulion To all of you, thank you very much for your support, interest, and participation. Your contributions were essential to the success of this symposium.

Publication of the Recommendations Manual for School Leadership Teams

The Recommendations Manual for School Leadership Teams, developed in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Health, is now available. Its aim is to support the creation of healthier school environments. We hope that this guide will be a useful resource, and we warmly welcome any suggestions for improvement. Further information can be found at the following DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20325893. Please make sure to consult the latest version of the document.

in-SiEqES. International Symposium of Environmental Quality in Educational Spaces

Do you ever feel that everything is happening at once in our schools? Projects, interventions, initiatives… there is increasing activity, growing commitment, and a strong desire to improve. Yet a key question remains: are these initiatives truly connected? Are we making the most of what we are learning? Now, more than ever, we need to pause, take a broader view, and share knowledge. This is why, within the Lime4Health project, we are taking a step forward by organizing an International Symposium with a clear objective: to bring together knowledge, experiences, and research in order to move forward more effectively. A space where fragmented efforts can become a network, and individual learning can be transformed into collective intelligence. We will bring together professionals from a wide range of disciplines—healthcare, architecture, urban planning, engineering, biology, environmental sciences, education, and public policy—to debate, reflect, and collaboratively shape, on a sound evidence base, the path toward healthier educational environments. Because the future of our children cannot depend on isolated efforts. It is time to connect, to learn, and to move forward together. Further information: https://eventos.upm.es/138633/detail/simposio-internacional-sobre-calidad-ambiental-en-espacios-educativos-in-sieqes-.html

Webinar Filtration and Fertility

The impact of global air pollution on public health has traditionally focused on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, overlooking one of the fundamental principles of the human life cycle: reproductive health. With the aim of connecting clinical excellence with environmental engineering and health, CPI Industry organized the webinar “Filtration and Fertility”, chaired by Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, in which Mar Barbero had the opportunity to participate in the panel discussion entitled “Spatial Typologies in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART): Reconciling Embryological Micro-Environments with Evidence-Based Psycho-Social Design”, moderated by Nick Agopian. Our sincere thanks for including the expertise of Lime4Health!

ETSAM Research

Esther Moreno Fernández (AIPA), Gloria Gómez (HEAT), and Mar Barbero and Ester Higueras (ABIO) participated on Thursday, April 23, 2026, in the “ETSAM Research” series, organized by the Vice-Deanship for Research, Innovation, and Doctoral Studies of the School of Architecture (ETSAM-UPM). They delivered an in-person lecture in Lecture Hall A entitled “Health in Educational Architectural Spaces”, addressing environmental quality in educational settings and its impact on health, well-being, and cognitive performance.

AIVC International Workshop. Climate Change and Resilient Ventilation

The Lime4Health team participated in the international workshop entitled "Climate Change and Resilient Ventilation" held in Madrid on 21-22 of April 2026, and organized by the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) together with the Institute Eduardo Torroja for Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC). During the seminar, a presentation entitled “Consequences of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality in Primary Schools in Madrid” was delivered. The work presented was the result of the research conducted and the doctoral thesis developed by Violeta Rodríguez González

Lime4Health installed sensors in Cantabria

In April 2026, the Lime4Health team installed sensors in four schools in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, thanks to the collaboration and support of the Regional Directorate-General for Educational Centres and Infrastructure, as well as the cooperation of the participating schools. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to both the Government of Cantabria and the participating schools for their generosity, especially to the former for being the only Autonomous Community in Spain that, from the outset, has provided all possible assistance in facilitating the installation of the sensors. We hope that this initiative can serve as an example for other Autonomous Communities, as the health of our children is key not only to ensuring their physical well-being but also to enhancing their cognitive performance.

I Meeting on Architecture and Health in Baleares Islands

Mar Barbero participated on 14th of May of 2025 at the round table "Architecture, the third caregiver: the future of healthy architecture in the Baleares Islands", organized by the Official College of Doctors of the Baleares Islands, the Official College of Architects of the Baleares Islands and the Observatory of Healthy Architecture. The conference was held in Palma de Mallorca with the participation of doctors and architects to discuss the different aspects in which Architecture and Medicine converge to improve people's quality of life.

21st Primary Care Paediatrics Congress

María Aparicio and Begoña Pérez-Moneo presented the paper ‘Description of pollutant levels inside the classrooms of four schools in the Community of Madrid’ at the 21st Primary Care Paediatrics Congress, held on 20 and 22 February in Madrid, a benchmark event for paediatricians working at this level of care. The congress, organised by the Spanish Association of Primary Care Paediatrics (AEPap), brought together experts from all over Spain to debate and update knowledge on the main challenges in child health. Key issues such as the prevention and management of prevalent childhood diseases, the promotion of healthy habits and the impact of environmental factors on children's health, among others, were addressed. The contents discussed may provide relevant information for our project on pollutants in schools, as exposure to environmental factors is one of the areas of growing concern in paediatric health. For more information about the congress and its programme, please visit the official website: https://congresoaepap.org/2025/ In addition, the paper presented was one of the four finalists as best paper, selected among 90 papers presented, congratulations to our doctors!

Participation in BIAUS

Lime4Health participated in BIAUS (Bienal of Research in Architecture) with a poster in the research line " 7: environmental conditioning for the wellness and energy efficiency". In this case, Elena Cuerda from the Universidad de Alcalá, went in representation of the team. The congress was celebrated between 17th and 20th of September 2024 at Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura from University of Seville, which 263 researches and mor than 1000 researchers and 36 universities worldwide participated. Further information in: https://etsa.us.es/investigacion/BIAUS